eTourism Futures - 25-26 March 2002 * LAST ANNOUNCEMENT
Apologies for multiple copies
This is the last announcement of the Interactive Workshop And Seminar
If interested in attending please book the last few available place
as soon as possible
Regards and hope to see you at the University
Dimitrios Buhalis
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eTourism Futures
Exploring The Information Communication Technologies Revolution
And Visioning The Future For The Tourism, Travel And Hospitality Industries
Monday 25th And Tuesday 26th Of March 2002
University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, England
Information Communication Technologies have rapidly revolutionised the
operational and strategic practices in tourism, travel and
hospitality. This workshop aims to bring together leading professionals
and academics with researchers and eTourism students in order to visualise
the future of tourism, travel and hospitality organisations and to explore
factors for innovation and success. The event is organised by the newly
established Centre for eTourism Research (CeTR) and is part of the MSc in
eTourism which was successfully launched by the University of Surrey in
September 2001.
This seminar aims to enable participants to identify the main drivers of
change and supply them with tools to enhance the future competitiveness of
their organisations. Innovative management methods and skills will also
be introduced, these will equip participants to manage and market tourism
products and destinations in the emerging electronic marketplace. The
academic environment of the University of Surrey will allow commercial
operators to debate critical issues and identify areas for further
research. Speakers and workshop facilitators will include leading
professionals and researchers in eTourism.
The seminar will adopt a strategic approach and will examine the
anticipated changes in technology and the opportunities and challenges for
the tourism industry of the future. The latest advancements in the
Internet and digital technologies (eFutures) will be debated and their
strategic implications for developing effective eBusiness strategies will
also be covered. The Seminar seeks to reinforce the view that innovative
and successful organisations in tourism, travel and hospitality will be
using technology to maximise the value added to their products, to enhance
profitability and improve their competitiveness.
To ensure that there is maximum interactivity between participants and
presenters a minimum number of 10 and a maximum number of 40 participants
will be allowed.
Registration form:
http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/ShortCourses/eTourismFutures.pdf
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Dr Dimitrios Buhalis
Course Leader, MSc in eTourism http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/eTourism/
Director, Centre for eTourism Research (CeTR)
School of Management Studies for the Service Sector, University of Surrey,
Guildford GU2 7XH, England, UK http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/
TEL: + 44 1483 686332 FAX: + 44 1483 686301 Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/StaffArea/Buhalis/
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Vice-Chair, IFITT http://www.ifitt.org/
Tourism Society, http://www.tourismsociety.org/
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NEW BOOK: Buhalis&Laws, 2001,Tourism Distribution Channels,Continuum ISBN: 0826454704
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826454704/qid=1010414634/sr=1-4/ref=sr_sp_re/202-5201226-2115029
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NEW: eTourism Futures: Exploring the ICT revolution+visioning the future of tourism
Interactive Workshop and Seminar, University of Surrey, 25-26 March 2002
http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/ShortCourses/eTourismFutures.pdf
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NEW: eTourism Destinations 24th April 2002 17:00-21:00 Tourism Society
http://www.tourismsociety.org/media/eDestinationsTourismSociety24April2002.htm
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NEW: WTO.SIS@Surrey University 1-12 July 2002 WTO.ShortInternationalSeminars
Tourism Planning for Sustainability 1-5 July 2002
http://www.world-tourism.org/education/wto_sis/surrey/Surrey_3.htm
eTourism Marketing 8-12 July 2002
http://www.world-tourism.org/education/wto_sis/surrey/Surrey_4.htm
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